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How America Inspired David Bowie to Kill Ziggy Stardust With 'Aladdin Sane'

Rest in peace, Ziggy Stardust – long live Aladdin Sane. Just a year after seducing the world with the saga of Ziggy, Bowie killed him off to invent a new glam character – a much darker one, with a new hairstyle and a lightning bolt painted over his face. "There...

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18:18 on April 13 2016

How America Inspired David Bowie to Kill Ziggy Stardust With 'Aladdin Sane'

Rolling Stone — Rest in peace, Ziggy Stardust – long live Aladdin Sane. Just a year after seducing the world with the saga of Ziggy, Bowie killed him off to invent a new glam character... more info